Police experiences of bystander assistance in pre-hospital care of road traffic accident victims in Abuja, Nigeria: a cross-sectional study

• Main Authors: Kehinde O Ogunyemi, MBBS (Author), Chinmayee Venkatraman, BS (Author), Chenchita Malolan, MPH (Author), Oluwole Olaomi, FWACS (Author), Fiemu E Nwariaku, FACS (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2021-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Globally, most deaths from road traffic accidents (RTA) occur before the injured person reaches hospital. This mortality burden is disproportionately higher in Africa, with Nigeria having a mortality burden from RTA, at 21·4 per 100 000 people, that is six-times higher than that in high-...